Steve Ambrose after graduating from Columbia University in 1987.
Holding Steve's
diploma is his late father, C. Clarke Ambrose, who retired shortly
afterward as managing director and executive vice-president of EF
Hutton.

Phoenix-Kenmure Limited Partnership/
Phoenix Land Company
— Hendersonville, NC (assets transferred to Ambrose Landscapes)
1993 to present
President/Sole Owner
Purchased and developed a 58-acre subdivision of a 1440-acre gated
golf-course development in Flat Rock, North Carolina called Kenmure. When I
purchased it, the area was raw land. I worked with a surveyor to create
luxurious lots that would maximize the natural features such as
long-range views and almost pristine springs and streams. In addition
to beautifying the lots, some extensively, I gained a great deal of
knowledge about erosion and stormwater runoff. I needed to make the
lots as attractive as possible, so in addition to paved roads and
utilities, I preserved as many old trees as possible, utilized an
abundance of hand-cut stone from old spring houses, and turned the
required silt ponds into fish ponds.

Ambrose Landscapes
— Asheville, NC
2004 to present
Sole Owner
Currently offering landscape design and installation services to
high-end residential homes and commercial properties. Previously I
performed these services as a function of Phoenix Land Company, but I
decided to create Ambrose Landscapes in order to reflect my transition
to full-time landscaping.